Hey all!! I recently got my first tattoo (an adorable dragon my friend drew for me!) and now im already thinking of my next one lol! Anyway I was wondering if anyone here has any bookish tattoos or plans to get one in the future? Not trying to steal ideas I'm just curious!

This question is inspired by a disagreement I had with my kid this morning. I have set myself a yearly reading goal each year for well over a decade. For the first time in a long time, I’m going to struggle to hit this year’s goal, but I’m sure I will get there. My kid doesn’t set a reading goal for the year, and I couldn’t properly articulate why I do, or why it’s important to me. I do like reading a lot of books, and I do like having a bit of pressure to do that - but not enough to make reading feel like a chore or unenjoyable. Which has led me to wonder:

Why do you set a yearly reading goal? (Or not set a reading goal?)

I was going through Project Gutenberg's selection of E-Books and I realized that wow... there sure are a lot of books I've never ever heard of! So I was thinking it might be fun to ask about y'alls favorite underrated or unknown books that you have found (or have found you), and to say if they're available online. I'll go first: I found a copy of Marie Denis' "Des jours trop longs" as my uni was clearing out their library. It's a wonderful piece of prose about a woman reflecting on love, mariage, children, and pregnancy. Sadly, it's virtually unknown and you can barely find any info on it on the net, though I'd love if more people could read it. So how about you :) ?

I'm glad we've gotten insight into Harriet's backstory! It's definitely helped me connect to her character more, and given the book some depth!

I'm thinking of doing another 12 books from 12 friends challenge next year and would love some recs if you have any to give! I specifically want to try and work through my unread physical TBR so if you'd like to take a peek at my TBR and suggest something, that would be much appreciated 😁

I have almost given up on this series. Good thing I didn’t!